Prohibiting White Phosphorus in Match Manufacture
London Daily Chronicle reports a government backed bill in the House of Commons to ban the manufacture of matches using white phosphorus. The measure follows the 1906 Berne labor conference. It allows safer patened substitutes and aims to end the dangerous trade causing necrosis of the jaw among workers.
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Herbert Gladstone
Herbert Ol
House of Commons
House
France
Germany
Holland
Denmark
Great Britain
Herous
London Daily Chronicle
Strange Ordained Marriages Amidst Demolition Debris
A fragmented account notes marriages conducted in unusual spaces within a partially demolished church. One wedding allegedly occurred in a church cleared to make way for a new building, while other lines describe couples navigating debris and changing dates, with further unclear details.
Mind Shapes Beauty In A London Shop Tale
A London beauty shop promotes beauty as a mental influence. The owner describes training women to think themselves attractive, arguing confidence and posture alter appearance, and detailing tips for smile, teeth, skin, and dress to project beauty. The centering idea is that mindset drives physical allure and health.
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London
Ely
Nat
An Wherishman
America
Ariie
Folke
Gia
Cooking meats and the art of proper preparation
A historical guide emphasizes washing meat before cooking to preserve nutrients and flavor. It outlines methods for browning, roasting, and stewing meats, noting the importance of keeping juices and gravy, using fat for moisture, and controlling heat to avoid drying out. It also covers techniques for thickening gravies and the role of scum removal in soups.
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Bobo
Clever attic bureau wardrobe saves space in tiny home
A cramped attic space was repurposed into two slanted roof bureaus with long drawers labeled by contents in black letters. Used as store rooms for curtains blankets bed clothing and out of season items, the pine drawers form a practical, tidy storeroom lit by a central movable electric bulb.
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Thone Womma
The Wasteful Men Quip Sparks Mockery in Silly Exchange
A humorous dialogue fragment shows a blond typhipe and brunette debating wastefulness and work habits. The blonde comments men are queer while the brunette asks what he means. The exchange mocks an employer who requires extra sheets of paper for a long letter.
Vaccinating Hog Industry Aims To Stop Cholera
Ohio officials report progress in a vaccination program to immunize hogs against cholera, reducing losses from the disease. The method uses blood from recovered and survivor animals, tested on a farm with favorable results, and now to be expanded by state and federal cooperation amid calls for funding.
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Animal Kingdom
Lamm
Ty Department
State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Obin
Dairy calves thrive with careful feeding and staged milk changes
The bulletin urges dairymen to select improved cattle, raise calves from one to two days old on dam’s milk, then gradually substitute skim milk and a bran oat meal mix. Maintain warm, clean feeds, regular meal times, and shelter, with hay consumption and progressive robustness as calves age.
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Galves
The Electric Chair Debate by Dr Shrady
The Brooklyn Engle reports on Dr George Shrady condemning electricity as barbaric and calling out mounted guards for ensuring executions. He likens humane methods to hemlock and argues life should end swiftly, describing fears of being hurled alive and the brutality of current practices.
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George F. Shrady
Shrady
Sheedy
bin Wne
Edmund Yates
New York State
Brooklyn Engle
A Cement House Critic
Alfred Tracy, national president of the American Brotherhood of Cement Workers, questions Edison's monolithic house. He notes rapid pouring may be possible but removal of the form in twelve hours is unlikely as cement won’t wet, and a solid wall admits moisture. A hollow wall scheme would be needed for the invention to work.
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Cement House
Edison Monolithic
Not & Allccems
Edison
Alfred ‘Tracy
Ameriown Brotherhood of Cement Workers
New York Tribune
Marathon winner compares run to writing poetry
Reporter questions Jobo J. Hayes after his win as he reframes running as poetry. Hayes recalls Victor Hugo saying greatness comes from effort, noting the joke that hard is not impossible, highlighting a playful postrace exchange from The Mirror Waai Column.
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Jobo J. Hayes
Victor Hugo
Hayes
Hugo
Hardy
Daily Market Report Buffalo Prices and Receipts
Buffalo market report shows cattle receipts of about 1,000 natives with strong demand and higher than previous day prices. Beef grades mix with gains in some calves and yearlings while sheep and goats vary. Yorkers trading around 5.76 to 6.45, mixed cattle around 6.50 to 6.75, heavier cattle at 6.90 to 6.40, and overall activity described as strong but with some lighter tones in certain classes.
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Wealy
BO Strongnr
Cammen
Cleveland
York
Union Stock Yards Market Report Snapshot
Union Stock Yards reports cattle receipts around 1,000 with tomorrow’s estimate near 500 and a strong market, hog receipts near 10,000 with an expected 20,000 tomorrow and prices easing from 5.25 to 6.10 for various grades, sheep receipts about 12,000 with a steady market and prices for native sheep and lambs around 2.76 to 4.75.
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UNION
Toor Yards
Union Stock Yards
Grain and dairy markets ease amid drought notes on Ohio crop
Chicago Wheat and Corn futures retreat as drought limits lift on Ohio crop reports. Wheat December trading around 1.00 to 1.08, May near 1.08, while Corn December 61 to 1.23 in early dealings. Toledo and New York prices show varied cash and futures moves across grains and dairy products amid mixed demand signals.
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Chicago
Ohio
Firtier Foundation
Wisinte
Joly
Toledo
Prine
Alsuke
Local Grain Prices From Market Report
Grain markets show wheat tied to a price per bushel while corn and oats list per bushel values. Clover seed and timothy prices appear, with clover seed at $3.50 and timothy at $1.60 per bushel, reflecting a concise agrarian market update.
Local Produce Market Prices From Turner & Co.
Market bulletin lists paying prices for butter lard popcorn and potatoes with per unit quotes in cents and per bushel in dollars. Reading shows per dozen prices for eggs and per pound rates for butter and lard, reflecting a daily corrected sheet from Hungarian Seed-Hdc and Turner & Co.
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Turner & Co
Food price list from Eas, New York area markets
A fragmented OCR list shows prices for various goods and brands including cheese, lard, syrup, sugar, tea, vinegar, and flour. It mentions Navy beans, rice, beans, hominy, meal, prunes, and assorted flours with per pound or per sack rates, plus several flour brands and bid-like figures.
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N.Y
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Er Rice Hs
Mary Jane
King New
Even Tige
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Virginia Goodwin
Harry Chapin North
Iles
Dr. Wyhase
Masuney
Daily Market Report
Aeoad
Peoples’ Transfer & Storage Co
Wentenn Lanste
New York
Butler
Marion
Monarch
Knickerbocker
Carnation
Mirror
Welp
Abe
Merion Clothing & Cloak
Olney Avenue
Ses
Osborne
West Center, Street
Bali
Poland
China
Rock Pockerels
Subultz Marion
Atoodat
G. W. Sella
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